Grosse Pointe City Council agrees to
shared fire-services agreement

The approval of the intergovernmental agreement on shared fire services was the main topic at the brief Grosse Pointe City council meeting Monday evening (Dec. 12). City Manager Peter Dame outlined a presentation on why the agreement was needed.

With consolidating dispatch services first on the list, now is the time to move on to sharing fire services. According to Dame, after six months of review, all five Grosse Pointe communities have agreed to the terms regarding of the agreement, which are:

automatic mutual aid between departments for working fires; read more...

Grosse Pointe City faces a decline
in fund balance; Mack Ave. bond OK'd

A preliminary five-year financial projection revealed that Grosse Pointe City's fund balance, which currently sits at just under $2.8 million, is expected to slowly decline to the point of a deficit position by June 30, 2015, according to city finance director Kim Kleinow, who presented her projections at Monday's (Nov. 14) City Council meeting.

Kleinow said this projected deficit does not take any potential city expenses or revenues into account. City manager Peter Dame cited declining property values. read more...

Mack Avenue streetscape project is on,
over some Grosse Pointe City objections

Grosse Pointe City's council unanimously approved two major Mack Avenue projects during its Monday (Oct. 17) meeting -- decisions not popular with a few of the affected property owners.

A water main replacement, which will cost about $1.16 million and be paid for with a bond through the City’s Water & Sewer fund, was approved. It is designed to increase the water pressure inside houses and other buildings along Mack Avenue. read more...

Grosse Pointe City council makes
anti-school of choice unanimous

As expected, the Grosse Pointe City Council passed a resolution opposing mandatory schools of choice. With the unanimous decision at its Monday (Sept. 19) meeting, the council becomes the fifth and final Grosse Pointe municipality to answer Gov. Rick Snyder's education-reform proposal with a resounding "no thanks." read more...

Grosse Pointe City Council approves
Neighborhood Club, water-main bond

Correction: An earlier version of this story stated the council approved a sewer bond issue. It was a water main bond issue. The story has been corrected, and GrossePointeToday.com regrets the error.

The City of Grosse Pointe council breezed through a short agenda Monday (June 6), unanimously approving a water main bond issue, the Neighborhood Club’s final plans for a new facility and a restaurant patio expansion. read more...

Grosse Pointe City looks to cut
commercial trash collection costs

Grosse Pointe City council members discussed options for its commercial refuse collection to improve its efficiency during Monday’s (April 18) meeting. read more...

Grosse Pointe City sets date
for Neff Park Easter egg hunt

The Neff Park Easter Egg Hunt is set for April 21 at 5 p.m. This spring event is for ages 8 and under. Besides the centerpiece event, activities will include candy bags, golden egg prizes, a Village Toy gift certificate raffle and a photo op with Peter Cottontail. Cost is $3 per child. Egg hunt bags will be provided and must be used; sorry, no baskets or other outside bags will be permitted.

Library's millage-support presentation
comes to Grosse Pointe City Council

The Grosse Pointe Public Library’s campaign to enlist support for its November millage proposal continued at the City of Grosse Pointe’s council meeting Monday (March 21).

The library seeks a 0.7 millage increase, which would be used solely to pay off the bonds on the newly constructed Park and Woods branches. The increase would end in 2029 when both bonds are settled.

Library board members Mary Beth Smith and Ed Frederickson showed a presentation to council members that focused on the library’s struggling present and hopeful future. read more...

Grosse Pointe City Council awards
final liquor license to local owners

A month after declining to choose between two restaurant owners competing for one liquor license, the Grosse Pointe City Council sided with an experienced local owner.  The SideStreet Diner got the council's approval for the $1,000 "quota" liquor license issued by the state. The newcomer, Green Zone Pizza, was invited to purchase a new "redevelopment" license for $20,000, or to negotiate for a transferrable quota license offered by a current owner in another of the Pointes. 

Green Zone owner Markus Wiederkehr estimated that option would cost around $10,000. His decision now is whether he wants it that badly.  read more...

Grosse Pointe City's council puts off
deciding who gets last liquor license

The Grosse Pointe City Council remained undecided and in dispute in Monday’s (Feb. 14) meeting over which Village restaurant should receive the City’s fifth and final tavern license.

The two applicants – Green Zone Pizza, 17000 Kercheval, and SideStreet Diner, 630 St. Clair – were subjected to background reviews and met minimum requirements. read more...